29Synonyms found for mutual

Word Origin & History

mutual late 15c., originally of feelings, from M.Fr. mutuel (14c.), from L. mutuus "reciprocal, done in exchange," from PIE base *mei- "to change" (see mutable).
"The essence of its meaning is that it involves the relation x is or does to y as y to x; & not the relation, x is or does to z as y to z" [Fowler]
Mutual Admiration Society (1851) seems to have been coined by Thoreau. Mutual fund is recorded from 1950.

Example Sentences for mutual

They had so much in common that mutual friends asked them if they knew each other.

There exists in both life and economies mutual struggle and mutual aid.

We learn nothing of their pasts, mutual or personal, or of their plans or hopes.

We are bound together as a people not in uniformity but in shared hope and, if we get it right, mutual respect.

At first there was mutual hostility.

It's about undermining mutual confidence and trust.

It was mutual instant attraction, although neither knew it was mutual.

The largest shareholders of many of these companies are large mutual funds, hedge funds, or even private equity investment groups.

The new proposals differ from previous collaborations, which have included sharing ideas and discussing mutual problems.